# Palapada Village, Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar (Odisha)

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Village · Baleshwar Sadar, Baleshwar 

# Palapada

Palapada is a village in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **757082**. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 28 households**, the 209th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 87people (2011)
- 28households
- 91.7%literacy
- 757082PIN code

## Palapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palapada is 757082.** Palapada falls in Baleshwar Sadar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code757082
- Gram panchayatNizampur
- Community development blockRemuna
- Census village code392647

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palapada from nearby towns?

- Baleshwar Sadar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)13 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palapada?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Palapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ambulakuda
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Remuna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palapada

Of every 100 households in Palapada in 2011, 62 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palapada · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palapada?

■ Palapada · ■ Baleshwar Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**932

Working population ****36.8%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 90.6% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (22%) · **■** Marginal 3 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baleshwar Sadar

- Anantapani110 people
- Dihuria107 people
- Kalikapur102 people
- Udipur92 people
- Hatgop86 people
- Mirjapur84 people
- Mayadharpur83 people
- Tikirapal83 people

[All 253 villages in Baleshwar Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/baleshwar-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palapada?757082
- How far is Palapada from Baleshwar?13 km by road
- What is the population of Palapada?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palapada in?Baleshwar district (Baleshwar Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Palapada?91.7% (Census 2011)